Now that Apple’s less-than-stellar earnings report has had time to propagate throughout the industry, the commonsense takeaway is that the company has lost a piece of the innovation mojo that has defined the brand for so long. Haters beware — Apple isn’t taking that criticism laying...
It’s not uncommon for large retailers to have dozens upon dozens of firms working in tandem to support their complex omnichannel interests, and naturally, some of those consultants are going to operate out from under the purview of retailers themselves. That has gotten Target into...
Chatbots are the hot new thing in retail — so hot, in fact, that merchants are scrambling to set up their own conversational commerce platforms without wondering whether their customers even need one. However, Booking.com is one of the few that has a demonstrated plan...
Online shopping cart software provider 3dcart announced its partnership with Vantiv to bring “flexible eCommerce processing choices” to more than 20,000 online merchant sites. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Where there’s a holiday, there’s an opportunity for retailers of every stripe to cash in with well-timed promotions. Fortunately for Sears, which is coming off the heels of a major drawback in its brick-and-mortar footprint, it’s come up with a plan to capitalize on Mother’s...
Uber has shown that it’s far from shy about putting its brand alongside other ventures, and it’s recently demonstrated propensity for non-automotive transport is an indication that innovators there don’t lack the spine to take some risks when necessary. Get the Full Story Complete the...
As consumers have grown accustomed to having things shipped fast and cheap from the megaretailers that can afford it, there’s been a pushback of sorts to put local merchants back on the same pedestal they used to occupy. Now, Postmates and Shopify might have a...
Though it might be a relatively young company in the grand scheme of things, Uber is far from the startup phase of its development timeline. While it might still be trying to break into new markets, Uber’s ride-hailing model has proven successful across the globe...
Of the dozens of world-famous elements that make New York City what it is, the Big Apple’s traffic and its pizza rank highly on that list. How fitting then that Uber decided to mark a Manhattan milestone with some greasy, foldable slices and even more...